[3-day Short Course] Financial Capability and Asset Building – Social Service Practitioners [Basic]
Registration Guide
(self-sponsored)
Applicable for self-sponsored learners who are registering for themselves.
Registration Guide
(company-sponsored)
Applicable for company-sponsored learners and HR/admin teams who are registering for their staff.
Course Brochure
View the full course details in the link below or share the brochure with your team.
About the Course
In this course, learners will be equipped with competencies on financial capability which focuses on working lower-income families to achieve income stability, improve their financial capability and begin asset building with the overarching aim to improve their longer-term financial well-being by taking on a life course perspective.
Objectives
At the end of the course, participants will be able to:
- Support clients who have undergone social work interventions and have achieved some stability in their lives
- Continue the journey of empowering the clients towards building their financial resilience.
Topics
- Role of Financial Capability & Asset Building in Enhancing Financial Well-Being
- Low Income Clients: What’s their Story?
- Financial Inclusion in a Cashless Society
- Unlocking Financial Well-being: Interplay between Values, Informed Decision Making and Goal Setting
- Understanding & Managing Household Finances
- Earnings & Employment
- Insurance
- Emergency & Short-Term Savings
- Long Term Savings & Investment
- Making an Informed Loan Decision & Managing Problem Debts
- Bankruptcy & Alternatives to Bankruptcy
- Housing & Homeownership
- Financial Security in Old Age
- Mental Incapacity & Estate Planning
Who Should Attend
Practitioners without social work qualifications, who are working with lower-income/financially vulnerable individuals and families.
Course Requirements
At least a diploma (in any discipline). Applicants who are part of an organisation that works with lower-income individuals/families are preferred.
If you have qualifications in social work, that is, a basic degree majoring in social work or a graduate diploma in social work, please register for Financial Capability and Asset Building for Social Workers.
Note: The Basic course is not a prerequisite for attending the Intermediate course.
Course Fees
| Fees Description | Total Payable (incl. GST) |
| Full course fees | $2,779.50 |
| Pricing after SSG Funding* (Singapore Citizen below 40 years / Singapore Permanent Resident) | $833.85 |
| Pricing after SSG Funding* (Singapore Citizen aged 40 years and above) | $323.85 |
*SSG Funding Information: Participants must meet a minimum attendance of 75%, complete and submit all assignment(s), achieve a 'Competent' grade in assessment, and submit the feedback form in order to qualify for the funding. Failing which, full course fees (incl. GST) will be payable.